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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 5. 1917.

Patented Deb. 9, 1919.

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CONTAINER FOR DRINKING CUPS.

APPLICATION F|LED 0CT. s. 1917.-

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Invani'ov By if-ovne UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIon WILLARD E. SWIFT, OFWORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED STATES ENVELOPE COMPANY, OFSPRINGFIELD,

MAINE.

MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF CONTAINER FOR DRIN KIN Gr-CUPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

Application filed October 5, 1917. Serial No. 194,889.

.vented a new and useful Improvement in Containers for Drinking-Cups, ofwhich the following is a specification, accompanied by drawings forminga part of the same.

My present invention relates to a container for drinking cups adapted tocarry a limited number of cups intended to supply the requirements oftravelers, automobile parties, picnickers, andthe like.

The objects of my invention are to protect the cups and particularly theopen end of the cup from contact which would render them unsanitary; toform a .package adapted to be carried in the pocket; to prevent thedisplacement of the cups in the container, or their accidentalwithdrawal when the container is unfastened; to enable individual cupsto be readily removed when required for use, and to provide a containerattractive in appearance, and of small cost. These objects among othersI attain by the construction hereinafter described, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents the outline ofthe cup in an inverted position, for which my container is especiallyadapted.

. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a container in Its closed form with cup-sheld therein, the outline of the cups being indicated by broken lines. I

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the plane of the broken lines 38, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a container holding cups and opened forthe withdrawal of a cup.

Fig. 5 is a section on the plane of the broken line 55, Fig. 2, and

Fig. 6 is a view of'the blank, in its extended form, from which thecontainer is made.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in the'dilferentviews.

My invention relates particularly to a con- 7 hnes 4, in order tofacilitate the accurate.

folding of the blank. The front flap 5 is then folded over the cups andthe gummed side flaps 6, 6, are next folded over the front flap 5, andattached thereto by their gummed surfaces 6*, completing the inclosureof the cups. The closing fla isfinall turned over upon the front 5, anthe tip tucked into the opening 7 in the front flap 5.

The side flaps 6, 6, extend from the bottom 8 of the containerapproximately midway the sides of the container, leaving a portion ofthe edges of the inclosed cups exposed at 9, 9, on opposite sides of thecontainer. The blank 3 is preferably made of heav paper or cardboard,and the closing or se flap, 10

is capable of being bent away from the stack- 12, Figs. 3 and 4, therebyaffording access to the rearmost cup 13, Flg. 4, which may be readilyseparated slightly from the stack for withdrawal. The lip 14,.Fig. 1,formed by cutting away the front portion of the cup rests within thebottom or closed part. of the container, and as the lip 14 only coriiesinto contact in drinking, the cup is thereby protected from any contactwith foreign matter which would render the cup unsanitary.

The upper end of the front flap 5 is doubled upon itself on the broken11116 15, Fig. 6, to reinforce the edge, and in the doubled edge Iprefer to remove a' circular piece 16 to provide a thumb-opening 17 Fig.4. Below the opening 17 is the slit 7* 0 receive the tip 7 of the sealflap in closing the container.

If the container should become inverted with the seal flap unfastened,the cups would be held in position, as the widest or lowermost end ofthe cup would become wedged between the side flaps 6, 6, but theforcible withdrawal of a cup is effected by transversely buckling thewide end of the cup.

I claim:

1. A container for drinking cups wider at one end than at its oppositeend, and havin front and rear walls of flexible material, said containerhaving its wider end closed -and having its sides closed from its widerend to a point substantially midway their length,

with the remainder of the sides and the narrow end of the container leftopen.

2. A container for drinking on s wider at one end than at its oppositeen said container having its 'wider end closed and having its sidesclosed from its Wider end to a point substantially midway their length,with the remainder of the sides and the narrow end of the container leftopen and having the rear wall extended to form a closing flap for thenarrow end.

3. A container for drinking cups Wider at ea-ares one end than at itsopposite end, formed from an integral blank of flexible material, saidblank having a body portion to form 15 the rear wall of the containerand a front flap folded on the body portion, with side flaps closing thesides of the container from its Wider end for a portion of their length.Dated this second day of October, 1917.

WILLARD E. SWIFT. Witnesses:

NELLIE WHALEN, PENELOPE CoMBnRBAoH.

